Re: [gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.general] Re: Transposing instruments

[Benkő Pál]

all,

2013/1/30 David Kastrup <address@hidden>:
>
> Ok, sorry for the bottom quote, but I'd like to get the context into the
> developer list.
>
> Shouldn't we have a command
>
> \transposing f { ... }
>
> (better naming suggestions welcome) that does transposition and Midi
> correction in lockstep?  Is anybody willing to count how _often_ this
> question pops up, and how often people get confused trying to get score
> and Midi to look and sound right?
>
> It is not all that hard to explain, but it is one thing that new users
> and helpful experienced users should not be wasting hours with.  And
> make no mistake, they are.

I think we have to keep the two parameters to distinguish between
transposing written c' to sounding f (standard horn notation in treble clef)
or f' (standard horn notation in bass clef).

p